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Astrobotic analyzed the cislunar orbit and trajectory options using Ansys Thermal Desktop to determine suitable launch and landing opportunities.
Astrobotic implemented Ansys HFSS to design antenna radiation patterns for maximum signal strength for communications and orbit trajectory tracking.
Astrobotic's Peregrine lunar lander is scheduled to launch in early January and land in late February.
Astrobotic's Peregrine lunar lander will support NASA's exploration of the lunar surface as part of the Artemis program.
Ansys' solutions enabled Astrobotic to optimize the spacecraft's design and performance across all mission phases.
Space Exploration Engineering (SEE) leveraged Ansys' DME capabilities to support Astrobotic's Peregrine mission.
The Astrobotic team used the Ansys Orbit Determination Tool Kit (ODTK) to track the lander’s orbital trajectory and plan maneuvers for an accurate landing.
Astrobotic leveraged Ansys multiphysics and digital mission engineering (DME) solutions to predict performance throughout the mission.
United Launch Alliance's Vulcan Centaur rocket is scheduled to launch Astrobotic's Peregrine lunar lander from Cape Canaveral on January 8, 2024.
Cert-1 will deliver the Astrobotic Peregrine commercial lunar lander into a highly elliptical orbit more than 220,0 m (360,0 m) above Earth to intercept the Moon.
In May 2019, NASA awarded a task order to Astrobotic for scientific payload delivery under the CLPS initiative.
The task order awarded to Astrobotic in May 2019 is on track to be one of the first of at least eight CLPS deliveries already planned.
Cert-1 will deliver the Astrobotic Peregrine commercial lunar lander into a highly elliptical orbit more than 220,0 m (360,0 m) above Earth to intercept the Moon.
About 40 minutes after separation from ULA’s Vulcan rocket, Peregrine’s propulsion system will activate and begin receiving commands from Astrobotic’s Mission Control Center.
Astrobotic scheduled the Peregrine spacecraft to launch to the Moon on 2024-01-08.
Astrobotic’s Peregrine lunar lander completed all integration milestones and was mated with United Launch Alliance’s Vulcan rocket payload adapter on 2023-11-16.
About 40 minutes after separation from ULA’s Vulcan rocket, Peregrine’s propulsion system will activate and begin receiving commands from Astrobotic’s Mission Control Center.
Astrobotic’s Peregrine lunar lander completed all integration milestones and was mated with United Launch Alliance’s Vulcan rocket payload adapter on 2023-11-16.
Astrobotic’s Peregrine lunar lander completed all its pre-launch integration activities, including fueling and mating with the payload adapter for United Launch Alliance’s Vulcan Centaur rocket, by 2023-12-19.
Both Astrobotic’s Peregrine and Intuitive Machines’ IM-1 are carrying commercial payloads and payloads provided by NASA through the Commercial Lunar Payload Services program under awards made in 2019.